African Slave Trade

Klappentext Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton records the problems in enforcing anti-slavery laws in 1839 and suggests viable practical solutions. Zusammenfassung Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton took up the leadership of the abolition movement following William Wilberforce's retirement. His research! published in 1839! into the continuance of the African slave trade after it was outlawed in British territories in 1833 demonstrates the need for further action to achieve complete abolition. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Extent: Brazil; Cuba; Porto Rico; Buenos Ayres, &c.; The United States; Texas; Summary; Corroborative proofs of the extent of the slave trade; Mohammedan slave trade; Summary; Mortality: Seizure; March; Detention; Middle Passage; Loss after capture; Loss after landing, and in seasoning; Summary; Failure of efforts already made for the suppression of the slave trade; Commercial intercourse with Africa: African productions; African soil, &c.; African commerce; Conclusion.

Product details

• Authors: Thomas Fowell Buxton
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.01.2011
• EAN: 9781108027687
• ISBN: 978-1-108-02768-7
• No. of pages: 262
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Slavery and Abolition
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Africa / General, Africa, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, African History, Slavery & abolition of slavery, Slavery and abolition of slavery